Alumni Award for Excellence in International Outreach and Research

Established in 1996 and originally called the Alumni Award for Excellence in International Programs (see also Alumni Award for Excellence in International Education), this award was designed to recognize leadership among faculty members, administrators, and staff members who have made significant and lasting contributions to the advancement of Virginia Tech’s international programs and activities. A subcommittee on international programs consisting of selected members of the University Council and a representative of the Alumni Association makes the selection. Selection is based on contributions to the internationalization of Virginia Tech, global impact, the significance of the research/outreach, and sustainability of the research/outreach. Recipients are awarded a $2,000 cash prize.

The name of the award was changed to Alumni Award for Excellence in International Outreach and Research in 2005. In 2008, the award was divided into outreach and research, with a recipient named for each category. The criteria for the award and forms to submit nominees can be found on the Outreach and International Affairs Awards and Recognition page.

Alumni Awards for Excellence in International Outreach

2023: Francisco Carvallo
2022: Kevin Kochersberger
2021: Thomas Archibald
2020: Tom Thompson
2019: D. Phillip Sponenberg
2018: Roop Mahajan
2017: Ozzie Abaye
2016: Jianfeng Zheng
2015: Jan Helge Bøhn
2014: LuAnn Gaskill
2013: Kathleen Alexander
2012: Akshay Sharma
2011: Charles Taylor
2010: John Burton
2009: M. David Alexander
2008: Glenda Snyder

Alumni Award for Excellence in International Research

2023: James Hawdon
2022: Juan Luis Nicolau
2021: Carol Mullen
2020: Ignacio Moore
2019: Sudipta Sarangi
2018: Toni Calasanti
2017: Marcella Kelly
2016: Rolf Müller
2015: Kathleen Alexander
2014: Nancy McGehee
2013: Russell Green
2012: Michael Saffle
2011: Richard Wokutch
2010: Mary Marchant
2009: Sue Tolin
2008: John O. Browder

Alumni Award for Excellence in International Outreach and Research

2007: Thomas Ollendick
2006: Jeffrey Alwang
2005: David Kingston

Alumni Award for Excellence in International Programs

2004: Joseph Scarpaci
2003: James F. Marchman III
2002: Josiah S. Tlou
2001: George W. Norton
2000: D. Eugene Egger
1999: John A. Ballweg
1998: Philip Y. Huang
1997: John S. Caldwell